Large Luristan Bronze Spearhead with Long Tang and split stop ridge

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Large Luristan Bronze Spearhead with Long Tang and split stop ridge

Description

A large bronze spearhead with a strongly elongated, lanceolate blade, cast using the lost-wax technique. Bilateral with semicircular cross-section. Bright yellow bronze visible beneath patina. Expert analysis by archaeologist Antoni Mierzejewski identified comparable finds at Tepe Hisar, Tureng Tepe, and Marlik.

Catalogue Number

38071001

Category

Spears, Javelins & Pikes

Period

Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BCE

Culture

Luristan (NW Iran)

Material

Bronze (lost-wax cast)

Dimensions and weight

L: 448 mm (tang 92 mm, orig. ~550 mm), W: 44 mm, neck: 15.7 mm, Weight: 434.4 g

Reference Items

Comparable to Tepe Hisar, Tureng Tepe, Marlik

Historical Significance

This is a product of the lost-wax (cire perdue) casting tradition, one of the most sophisticated metalworking techniques of the ancient world. The sites of Tepe Hisar, Tureng Tepe, and Marlik have produced comparable pieces.

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